AHCI is a grassroots organization, created by community members and health care providers in December 1996. AHCI received non-profit 501(c)(3) status in 1998. Today, the coalition is composed of a diverse array of community-based organizations, health care providers, and public health officials.



Mission:



Our mission is to improve the health and well being of all Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPIs) in Illinois through the development of an AAPI health agenda that includes:



Advocating for culturally and linguistically appropriate services and programs;



increasing representation of AAPIs in all levels of the health care policy/ decision-making process;



Providing technical assistance for programs promoting culturally and

linguistically appropriate community health education and disease prevention

while overcoming barriers to health care access;



Serving as a clearinghouse, think tank, and resource center for all Illinois based health related organizations for AAPI issues; and



Combating invisibility by increasing and improving the collection, analysis,

and dissemination of data about AAPI populations and sub-populations.